Twinkling lights

There's been a proliferation of gold and silver twinkling and glittering things this holiday season - not that I have any problems with that. I actually hung Christmas lights on our balcony and have managed to only smash one bulb in the sliding patio door. I've also been baking a boatload of Christmas cookies - spiced eggnog cookies and the chocolate crinkle cookies that Anna shared here. It has been quite fun sharing my baked creations with friends and I wish I could send some of them to you all. Christmas is exactly a week away <yikes> and I also hope you haven't been procrastinating like my sister and actually have some holiday shopping completed. Although, the sales only seem to be getting better and better as it gets closer to the 25th.

My dad and I will be cooking up a Christmas feast a week from today and he has a stuffed pork tenderloin recipe he has been practicing. Do any of you have some good veggie dishes that you wouldn't mind sharing with me? This caramelized onion quiche recipe looks quite tasty.

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Twinkle lights are a must for this time of the year and so is baking more than you can eat ;-) Happy to say that my gift-shopping is done, cards are written and parcels sent - just the food to go now. As for a veggie recipe - sorry, actually can't think of anything right now, I'm actually making duck for Christmas... xo

When you smashed one of the Christmas lights, did all of them stop working? That would have been SO annoying. And spiced eggnog cookies sound so amazing - I can't get eggnog over here. Can you believe it?! It's been years since I've had eggnog at Christmas. So sad.

Yeah, big holiday shopping procrastinator over here. Guess I'm like your sister that way! I don't know what happened. I started shopping right after Thanksgiving and then before I knew it, Christmas was a week away.

Uh, yes, caramelized onion quiche STAT! And the first time I had chocolate crinkle cookies, I thought I'd died and gone to heaven. Seriously. I love the lights. I will be so sad when I'm not turning the lights on our tree any longer.

Enjoying a walk in the evening watching festive twinkling lights on the houses. Pretty much done with the gift shopping, just some last minute presents/goodies for unexpected guests that will pop in. Ooh caramelized onion quiche..miss my oven at this time of the year.I will probably prepare a cassoulet to bring to the party.

yum, that quiche looks so good! i am pretty boring when i comes to veggies and usually just make them really simply. but if i think of something i will pass it along for sure because i feel like i eat a lot of yummy veggie dishes all the time. oh, oh, i like to roast acorn squash by slicing it up and putting butter, (a little) brown sugar, rosemary and thyme on-top and baking it for - well, not too long because it cooks really fast sliced. anyway it's super duper yummy.

I finally finished my Christmas shopping this week. I'm so relieved to have it over with a few days before Christmas. But ... I still haven't mailed out the Texas gifts, which means they'll probably be delivered late. Oh well. I'll just blame the post office. :)

I can only imagine how yummy this Christmas dinner is going to be. My vote is for roasted brussels sprouts, with bacon right? Everything tastes better with bacon. Also add some capers and squeeze lemon on them when they're done roasting. And you're right, they do smell, but they're so tasty. ;)

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